Daily Political Newspaper Summary: 26 June 2015

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is highlighted and underlined. In addition to the newspaper stories outlined below, further news coverage can be found online at BBC News Scotland, STV news and Sky News.

Politics

EU backtrack: David Cameron has admitted there is no guarantee attempts to renegotiate the UK’s position in the EU will be successful, and has been accused of ‘retreating’ by Eurosceptic Tories and ‘making a mess’ by opposition MPs. (Herald page 2, Times page 2, Guardian page 2, Scotsman page 7, Mail page 8, P&J page 16.)

Record Population: The UK’s population increased last year to a record of 64.6 million. The increase was boosted by slightly more immigration than natural growth, and puts Scotland at a record population of 5.3 million. (Scotsman page 1, Courier page 2, Telegraph page 6, Herald page 9, P&J page 18.)

Child poverty: 1 in 5 Scottish children still live in poverty despite decreases since last year, and campaigners warn cuts to tax credits may see the figures rise. (Scotsman page 11, P&J 18.)

GP Crisis: GPs have warned that a new £50 million primary care fund may not be enough to tackle recruitment issues which may lead to a Scottish GP shortfall of up to 900 by 2020. (Scotsman page 8.)

Local Government

Council resignation: Leader of Glasgow City Council Gordon Matheson has announced that he will resign his council position regardless of whether he is successful in his bid for the deputy leadership of Scottish Labour. (Herald page 1.)

Parental funding: Renfrewshire Council has unveiled a £6m educational scheme which will assist poorer parents in paying for educational expenses, and improve literary resources in order to improve the attainment gap. (Herald page 4.)

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